* Fly to Obihiro OBO if going to Club Med Sahoro
** Or extend in Sapporo or Tokyo

BeyondBanality pro tip: Note that unlike “normal” city holidays, it is advisable to add an extra night’s accommodation for each ski day. For example if you plan to ski for 4 full days, book 5 nights at the ski resort. It is not impossible to ski on arrival or departure day depending on your ETA/ETD, but logistically more troublesome as you have to check in/out and change into/out of ski wear (may be wet/soggy after skiing session), and even more so if you are renting equipment/ski clothes (as it takes time to try, wait in line, do paperwork, etc).

Pros: OPEN BAR (!!!!), hassle-free for large group and/or families with younger kids, FREE child-minders (YASSSSS, they even have lunch with their ski instructor and classmates), no lift lines and no competition for powder in treesCons: Feels a bit like school camp, expensive if you are not a big drinker or not skiing every day and/or don’t require lessons, food is ok but not awesome, isolated location, limited terrain for advanced skiers/riders

Pros: Awesome food, ski village with shops/restaurants/onsens so non-skiers can come along, can be even cheaper if you don’t require gear rental or lessons, varied terrain for all ability levels
Cons: Have to self-arrange lessons and gear rental (although all can be done online, it is not difficult), almost all restaurants have to be booked in advance, overcrowded pistes especially Hirafu (collision-central for beginners), lift lines (almost Europe-like these days), drunk Westerners shouting at the top of their voices at 2am